New Vocabulary

As students read the book, have them keep an eye out for words that are unfamiliar, or used in an interesting way. Instruct students to keep a list of these words and attempt to derive the meaning from context. Then have students consult reference materials to...

The Last Paragraph

What do you think about the last paragraph in Climate Change? How did you feel when you read it?

Is The Issue Too Big?

Most people now know what they can do as individuals to help address climate change. But how can everyone be urged to do it? How do people get their governments to take action? How can the feeling that it’s too big an issue for individual action be addressed?

Discuss Tuvalu

Reread the sidebar about Tuvalu on page 70. What do you think: Should Tuvalu be given compensation? What about developing countries with low greenhouse gas emissions? Should they be compensated in some way?